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I too learned almost nothing of this history in public school. Only because I took an elective course on the civil rights movement as an undergrad did I ever le

I too learned almost nothing of this history in public school. Only because I took an elective course on the civil rights movement as an undergrad did I ever learn about Tulsa, lynching postcards, Emmett Till, the Birmingham bombings, and countless other acts of horror that were part of the normal fabric of American life. It was a profound and radicalizing experience. Even moreso when you think how few outside of the affected communities ever have that opportunity and indeed are often intentionally driven away from or are indoctrinated against ever experiencing the same.

wpietri 7y ago
Totally agreed. And I think it's no accident that white-run schools don't end up teaching the history of white violence. Between the organized propaganda campaigns of groups like the Daughters of the Confederacy [1], the desire everywhere for history to instill pride and obedience in children, and the natural tendency not to want to think about thinks that are personally unpleasant, I'm not shocked that I had to find out about this stuff entirely by accident and on my own. Pure POSIWID, of course. [2] [1] For example, the Confederate Catechism: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/29/confederate-catechism/102300030/ https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/29/con... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...